WD40 on electric windows?

Hi all,

My electric windows are slowing down so I think I'll grease the runners. Is
it ok to use WD40? I think the main consideration is whether it's likely to
get into anywhere electrical and short it out of it conducts electricity;
does it, does anyone know? (Conduct electricity, that is).

Thanks

Eric

In article >,
"Eric Baber" > wrote:

> My electric windows are slowing down so I think I'll grease the runners. Is
> it ok to use WD40?

WD-40 is not a lubricant, and isn't the right stuff for your window
tracks. There's an article in the miata.net Garage on fixing slow
windows. IIRC, you'll want white lithium grease for the main track, and
silicone for the felt chanel at the quarter window.

Another cause of slow windows is dirty switch contacts.

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C
the alignment page:
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Well, although WD-40 IS a lubricant, it's not a great one, or a long lasting
one.

it doesn't conduct electricity, in fact one of it's better uses is to dry
out wet electrical contacts! (great for a wet distributor)

It's also good when used to clean parts. I think if you used it to clean
the old grease from the tracks and then use some white-lithium grease spray
you'd be in good shape. WD-40 alone wouldn't last long.


"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Eric Baber" > wrote:
>
> > My electric windows are slowing down so I think I'll grease the runners.
Is
> > it ok to use WD40?
>
> WD-40 is not a lubricant, and isn't the right stuff for your window
> tracks. There's an article in the miata.net Garage on fixing slow
> windows. IIRC, you'll want white lithium grease for the main track, and
> silicone for the felt chanel at the quarter window.
>
> Another cause of slow windows is dirty switch contacts.
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
> '94C
> the alignment page:
> http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Here,

http://www.miata.net/garage/lubricating_windows.html

the small can of Lithium spray grease works great. Got it at Chief.

Steve McMahon
Green JRSC '00LS

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:22:57 -0800, "Chief_Wiggum" >
wrote:

>Well, although WD-40 IS a lubricant, it's not a great one, or a long lasting
>one.
>
>it doesn't conduct electricity, in fact one of it's better uses is to dry
>out wet electrical contacts! (great for a wet distributor)
>
>It's also good when used to clean parts. I think if you used it to clean
>the old grease from the tracks and then use some white-lithium grease spray
>you'd be in good shape. WD-40 alone wouldn't last long.
>
Just an FYI.

The WD-40 plant it near me in San Diego and there was an article in
our paper about it recently. It is a lubricant only coincidentally.
It was designed to be a water dispersant and the name WD-40 is for
"Water dispersant 40th formulation."

Now if I could only convince my wife that it's not a cure-all for
EVERYTHING that goes wrong with ANY mechanical device.